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2.0 FSI 3dr

My car

I have owned Audi A3 since the introduction of the new model in Australia in August 2004. We were super satisfied and happy with the dynamics, looks - road appearance and the most important the feeling you get inside the car.

The cabin feel and quality are unsurpassable - top notch. Had to sell the car but bought 2000model 1.8t A3 which was fun to drive but lacked the elegance of the new model.

Finally we bought the Sportback 2.0TDI - another fantastic vehicle - no problems at all for over 1 year, has done 70000km, diesel in Australia is more expensive than petrol (even 98 octane ) but the city-freway economy is fantastic - 1 petrol tank will take you for as far as 1250km - what a nice feeling! Audi's are the best and relatively affordable car!

The drive (even though not as sharp as BMW) and the cabin luxury +the "4rings" = 'the' combination!

Enjoy it!!!

2.0 TDI 140 Sport 3dr

Jamie Lord
,
East Sussex
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Date:
25/03/2008

Overall verdict

5
out of 5 stars

What's it like to drive

4
out of 5 stars

Running costs

5
out of 5 stars

Quality, practicality and equipment

4
out of 5 stars

My car

After much anticipation our A3 TDI Sport arrived in May 2005. We were certainly not let down by the promise as this car was a joy to drive and own. The engine unit was a good one although only wish the pull away in 1st could be a bit smoother - It seemed to want to pull away and then immediately be placed into 2nd gear. It also can sound quite agricultural especially in the cold mornings. Build quality is superb, only slight annoyance was the front centre armrest, which meant applying the handbrake properly was difficult when down. In the two years we owned the A3 we managed to cover 45,000 miles, which meant we had to change early. The car was very economical on long distance drives - We managed to drive from Brighton to Belfast on one tank of diesel (at 60 mph). We had no mechanical problems and only needed to visit the dealership twice for servicing in two years. Boot was good size for suitcases and rear seats folded down easily to provide adequate room for transporting large objects. 3 door can be difficult to access back seats in confined parking spaces especially with small baby. Sportback is more practical. Driving position was good and all dials well laid out - Would recommend opting for steering wheel with controls!

A worth while investment and a bit more special than a VW Golf

2.0 TDI 140 S line 3dr

carl fox
,
north lincolnshire
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Date:
11/03/2008

Overall verdict

5
out of 5 stars

What's it like to drive

5
out of 5 stars

Running costs

5
out of 5 stars

Quality, practicality and equipment

5
out of 5 stars

My car

I bought this car new in september 2004 from my local audi dealer. This car has most definately been the best car I have ever owned!! The build quality is excellent, I have not suffered any technical problems and it has never let me down in 37000 miles of running. LIkes: power delivery, fuel consumption 47mpg lifetime average and the DSG gearbox is great. My only complaint I have about this car is that recently whilst washing the inside of the door shuts i discovered that the bottoms of the doors were the moulding screws to is RUSTING quite badly! the initial response from the dealer was a loud "WHAT" when i explained what was wrong. I booked it in at audi dealer and was told by the inspector from VAG that he is coming across this regularly. I also pointed out a couple of marks what appeared to be small stone chips - these turned out to be a fault that occours in the zinc application process at the factory & was told they will rust as well if left! The car was repaired but the process that audi have put in place is a botch. I pushed for the doors to be replaced which was refused which iam very disapointed about as we were planning to keep the car for at least another 2 years as a second car. We are presently looking to trade the car in for a Merc ML but are very reluctant to part with the car as it has been so damn good.